Catalan

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Proper noun

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Elisabet f

  1. Elizabeth

Cebuano

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Etymology

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Cebuanized form Elizabeth.

Proper noun

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Elisabet

  1. (biblical) the mother of John the Baptist
  2. (biblical) Elisheba, the wife of Aaron
  3. a female given name from Hebrew

Usage notes

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Often used to replace Isabel in US printed bibles.

Dutch

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Elisabet f

  1. Rare spelling of Elisabeth.

Estonian

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Elisabet

  1. a female given name
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Faroese

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Proper noun

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Elisabet f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Elisabet: Elisabetarson
  • daughter of Elisabet: Elisabetardóttir

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Elisabet
accusative Elisabet
dative Elisabet
genitive Elisabetar

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Swedish Elisabet, equivalent to English Elizabeth, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (ʾĕlîšeḇaʿ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈelisɑbet/, [ˈe̞liˌs̠ɑ̝be̞t̪]
  • Rhymes: -ɑbet
  • Hyphenation(key): E‧li‧sa‧bet

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Elisabet

  1. Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist.
    • 1776, The Holy Bible, Luke 1:5:
      Herodeksen, Juudean kuninkaan, aikana oli pappi, Sakarias nimeltä, Abian vuorosta; ja hänen emäntänsä Aaronin tyttäristä, ja hänen nimensä Elisabet.
      There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
  2. a female given name
    • 1941, Helvi Hämäläinen, Säädyllinen murhenäytelmä, WSOY (2007), →ISBN, page 182:
      —Sinun ei pidä ajatella sitä, Elisabet, sanoi hän,—Elisabet sanassa oli vadelmatäytteisen karamellin maku—
      —You should not think about it, Elisabet, he said. —The word Elisabet has a taste like that of raspberry sweets—

Usage notes

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  • This form does not fit Finnish phonology well, and so it is rarely given it as a first name, though it is common enough as a middle name. The most common vernacular form is Liisa.

Declension

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Inflection of Elisabet (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Elisabet Elisabetit
genitive Elisabetin Elisabetien
partitive Elisabetia Elisabeteja
illative Elisabetiin Elisabeteihin
singular plural
nominative Elisabet Elisabetit
accusative nom. Elisabet Elisabetit
gen. Elisabetin
genitive Elisabetin Elisabetien
partitive Elisabetia Elisabeteja
inessive Elisabetissa Elisabeteissa
elative Elisabetista Elisabeteista
illative Elisabetiin Elisabeteihin
adessive Elisabetilla Elisabeteilla
ablative Elisabetilta Elisabeteilta
allative Elisabetille Elisabeteille
essive Elisabetina Elisabeteina
translative Elisabetiksi Elisabeteiksi
abessive Elisabetitta Elisabeteitta
instructive Elisabetein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Elisabet (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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  • Elisabet is the 592nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 481 female individuals (and as a middle name to 25,282 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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Proper noun

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Elisabet

  1. Elizabeth (biblical character)
  2. a female given name, usually spelled Elisabeth

Portuguese

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Elisabet f

  1. a female given name; Alternative form of Elisabete

Swedish

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  • Audio:(file)

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Elisabet c (genitive Elisabets)

  1. Elizabeth (biblical character)
  2. a female given name, also spelled Elisabeth

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  • Popular as a middle name.
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References

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  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 151 080 females with the given name Elisabet (compared to 201 328 named Elisabeth) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 June 2011.